HRI (Herc Holdings) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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HRI Herc Holdings Inc HRI
87 GF Score
Price $140.74
GF Value $165.97
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Herc Holdings Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Herc Holdings  (NYSE:HRI) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Herc Holdings Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Herc Holdings Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Herc Holdings's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Herc Holdings Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Herc Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
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Herc Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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HRI vs CAR, EQPT, GATX: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Herc Holdings's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Herc Holdings Shiller PE Ratio vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Herc Holdings's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Herc Holdings's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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Herc Holdings Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Herc Holdings's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Herc Holdings's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=0.5672/333.9520*333.9520
=0.567

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Herc Holdings Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 0.110 241.428 0.152
201612 -0.470 241.432 -0.650
201703 -1.390 243.801 -1.904
201706 -0.980 244.955 -1.336
201709 0.450 246.819 0.609
201712 7.441 246.524 10.080
201803 -0.356 249.554 -0.476
201806 -0.010 251.989 -0.013
201809 1.599 252.439 2.115
201812 1.156 251.233 1.537
201903 -0.234 254.202 -0.308
201906 0.333 256.143 0.435
201909 0.323 256.759 0.420
201912 1.198 256.974 1.557
202003 -0.128 258.115 -0.166
202006 0.069 257.797 0.089
202009 1.353 260.280 1.735
202012 1.191 260.474 1.527
202103 1.089 264.877 1.373
202106 1.549 271.696 1.904
202109 2.371 274.310 2.886
202112 2.362 278.802 2.829
202203 1.924 287.504 2.235
202206 2.383 296.311 2.685
202209 3.358 296.808 3.778
202212 3.271 296.797 3.680
202303 2.279 301.836 2.521
202306 2.657 305.109 2.909
202309 3.965 307.789 4.302
202312 3.204 306.746 3.488
202403 2.289 312.332 2.447
202406 2.456 314.175 2.611
202409 4.281 315.301 4.534
202412 -1.620 315.605 -1.714
202503 -0.632 319.799 -0.660
202506 -1.167 322.561 -1.208
202509 0.901 324.800 0.926
202512 0.721 324.054 0.743
202603 -0.721 330.213 -0.729
202606 0.567 333.952 0.567

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Herc Holdings (HRI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Herc Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $140.74 is trading 15.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $165.97. GuruFocus considers Herc Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for HRI:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $165.97 vs. price of $140.74 (15.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 8 warning signs

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Herc Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges 0J4L:UKH9B1:Germany
Address 27500 Riverview Center Boulevard, Bonita Springs, FL, USA, 34134
Herc Holdings is an equipment rental company that was spun out of Hertz Global in 2016. It is currently the third-largest player in North America, after United Rentals and Sunbelt Rentals, with an approximate 6% market share pro forma for its 2025 acquisition of H&E Equipment Services. It serves a similar mix of companies to its peers (industrial, commercial, and residential construction) from its 450 locations targeting the top 100 metropolitan markets in the US. Herc's rental fleet of approximately $7 billion is also similar in composition to its peer group in terms of equipment offered. The company is also pursuing diversification by bundling and increasing specialty solutions for its customer base. Herc's portfolio skews toward local customers versus national accounts (60%/40%).
87GF Score

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$140.74
Price
$165.97
GF Value